Ketchell and Fitzsimmons to fight near Spokane for world title
Special to the Indianapolis Sun. Spokane Washington July 17 Robert Fitzsimmons and Stanley Ketchell will fight near Spokane for the middleweight world championship the winner to take all gate receipts they meet at 158 pounds ringside and the bout will occur as soon as a pavilion and related affairs can be arranged Spokane businessmen wired Ketchell with the challenge and Fitzsimmons manager Butler received a telegram from San Francisco accepting the proposition. Fitzsimmons plans to post his forfeit immediately and Ketchell already posted 2500 with Eddie Graney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Sun
Spokane
Wash
Robert Fitzsimmons
Stanley Ketchell
Ketchell
Bob Fitzsimmons
Butler
Fitz
San Praicisco
Eddie Graney
Stanley Kitchell
Fitzsimmons
Costly Swearing Custom At Edinburgh Hotel
A curious Scottish hotel practice requires customers who swear to drop a penny into a bar box. The landlord notes he hears far less bad language than other city publicans in Edinburgh, reflecting the local rule recorded in Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Scotland
Typhoid Fever In Well Water In New Castle
Typhoid fever has appeared in New Castle Ind with several cases. Physicians work to prevent an epidemic. Cases stem from poor sanitary conditions and shallow wells. Many residents stopped using well water. No cases have originated from city water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
Hibernian Membership Gains At National Meeting In Indianapolis
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, with 200,000 members, reports 17,000 new members in two years and a treasury of 746000, real estate worth 762000, total assets near 2006000. Charitable expenditures reach 5000000 over 29 years. ladies auxiliary paid 75000 in benefits last year. overall outlay 525090. Gaelic language revival and Irish history education to be pushed at the convention. President Cummings expected to be re elected. secretaryship contest noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Indianapolis
Matthew Cummings
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Cummings
Peeping Tom Kicked Into Street After Court Nosed Tiff
New York report recounts a scene at Hammerstein's Victoria theater where Countess Rossi tweaked a nose and stage workers kicked a man into the street as he struggled in a dressing room. The uproar erupted during a costume change and involved kicking and a stagehand intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victoria Theater
Thorp's Selections at Brighton Beach Card
Ellisdale and Kentucky Beau eye first race. Short Cut and Montpelier entry compete in race two. Gowan rides Great Pirate against Corncob in race three. King Cobalt leads fourth race with The Squire and Explosion. Waterspeed Del canta headlining sixth race with Rubia Grande and Arondack Domitable. Best bets: Ellisdale straight in race one, King Cobalt straight in race four, Rubia Grande straight in race six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorp
Brighton Beach
Ellisdale
Col. White
Kentucky Beau
Short Cut
Montpelier
Sniff
Gowan
Great Pirate
Corncob
King Cobalt
the Squire
Explosion
Waterspeed
Delcanta
Rubia Grande
Arondack
King
Cobalt
Seedy figure confronts heir in tense exchange
A seedy looking man hints at finding relatives as a millionaire retorts that losing kin is nearly impossible. The dialogue captures a sharp confrontation over family connections and motive.
Good Contest Expected as Reserves Schedule Pack
A rattling good contest is anticipated Sunday as the reserves schedule the Packards from Fort Wayne with Brighton beach in view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Brighton ‘Beach
Hiawatha Charm Spectator At Fairview Park
Indianapolis crowds praise the Hiawatha spectacle by eight tribes plus actor Canton Lloyd. The outdoor pantomime, unlike stage plays, uses voice driven Choragus Gitche Manitou and natural scenery to convey Longfellow poem imagery. Audiences are invited to visit the Indian camp after each show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fairview Park
Longfellow
Canton Lloyd
Choragus
Gitche
Manitou the Mighty
Clinton Lloyd
New York School of Dramatic Art
My Lloyd
Convict Nelson Fritz Recaptured After Escape
Nelson Fritz, condemned for first degree murder and life terms from Bedford Lawrence county, escaped from Michigan City prison Aug 18 last and was captured yesterday in the Cumberland foothills 18 miles from Barbourville Ky by Prison Agent Thomas Larmore after months of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Nelson Fritz
Bedford
Lawrence County
Cumberland Mountains
Barbourville
Thomas Larmore
The Motorist's Aid: Air Ship Not Practical Says Motorist
A Washington Star quote has a motorist declaring air ships impractical. He argues with a scientist about rescue options if engine failure or fuel exhaustion leaves a traveler stranded in a cloud bank, suggesting a horse-drawn team would be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Ayer
Betting on Taft Grows in Indiana as Campaign Opens
Indiana bettors view Taft as the likely winner for governor and state, with even money bets on Taft carrying Marion County and Indiana. Some fear a large Republican fund to influence the vote, while others doubt Taft's strength, noting few wagers on Watson and mixed Republican sentiment statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Henley
Indiana
Taft
Marion County
Roosevelt
Watson
Nog
Marshall
Indianapolis
Tom Marshall
National Committee
Sheldon
Starriman
Republican National Committee
Sale of Tac Flowers and trimming plants advertised
A local sale lists Tac Flowers for trimming with varied stock priced between 50c and 1.64 dollars. The ad notes a choice selection and offers miscellaneous plant items at low prices for buyers.
Fulkerson acquitted in brass theft case
Railroad detective George Fulkerson was cleared by a jury of stealing brass boxings and journals from the Big Four railway. Key witness Harvey Lawson, a workhouse prisoner, fled courthouse after testifying, aiding Fulkerson’s defense as counsel highlighted Lawson’s escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fulkerson
Big Four Railroad Company
Fulkerson
Harvey Lawson
Lawson
Marion Club Members Study Warship Life
Members rehearse for a nautical themed show at Fair Bank starting July 27. A 40 person chorus practices three nights weekly to portray naval heroes in the entertaining sketches A Night Aboard Ship and With the Atlantic Squadron in Manila Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Club
Manila
Fair Bank
Dashing Brunette Still Tied With Husband in Pry Case
Pearl Rauser, described as a dashing brunette with a muscular build, charged her husband George Rauser with cruel treatment. On the twelfth anniversary of their wedding day he sought a divorce but Judge L M Harvey refused. It is hinted she may seek a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Rauser
George Rauser
L. M. Harvey
Local Social notes and summer plans in the city
Miss Tulu Hoss returns from Feesburg Ohio to spend the rest of summer at Chicago University. Several families take Lake James cottages for the season. Miss Madge Rodgers and Mr. Clyds Green wed at Rev H C Clippenmger’s home and will reside on Woodlawn Avenue. Swimming parties grow in popularity with Emma Stump hosting a White City pool gathering and supper at her Highland avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulu Hoss
Feesburg
O. M. Beck
Miss Hoss
Chicago University
Madge Rodgers
Clyds Green
H. C. Clippenmger
Lexington Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue
White City Pool
Emma Stump
Lulu Buttz
Bessie Springer
Ada Jenkins
Louise Woerner
Pearl Morris
Rose Quig
Hattie Loving
Miss Stump
Highland Avenue
Railway scraps buy sell divide stock classes
At a convention of railway store keepers in a western city a speaker said the average big system stores about 35,000 items. Railway scraps are valuable enough to be divided into 133 classes to maximize profit in sales.
Myron King Caught in Mountain Storm
Myron D. King the auditor of the Democratic National Committee from Indianapolis returned from Denver with friends in the Rockies where an electric storm struck their buckboard. King was unable to use his right arm for a time and George Ogden of Warsaw was temporarily paralyzed by the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Rocky Mountains
Mr. King
George Ogden
Warsaw
Also Mentioned on This Page
Xee
FTZ 10
Pongee
Danbury Hat Co
East Wash
Hibernian
Hammerstein
Hiawatha
Pacific Coast
Teddy
the Sixty
Bes
MUL Lund
Alta Vita
Mits
Jackson’s Pestandar Wholesale
Delaware St
Shelby St
Senate Ave
Clifton Ave
Voor
Washin
Indiana Ave
Massachusetts Ave
Alabama St
Washington St
Borden
W. Washington St
E. St. Clair St
Oliver Ave
S. Meridian St
Main
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Quebec
Green Mountains
BIG Four
East
R. P. Algeo
State Life
THE
Merchants National Bank
Stre
B. F. Meixell
Er. C. Miller
W. J. King
G. c. Grinsteiner
Lake James
Myron King
Myron D. King
Cratic National Committee
Evard
E. Market St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!